USFS National Forest System Trails · Manti-La Sal National Forest · Utah · Updated June 2026
Mortensen Corral (USFS trail 5096) is a 0.7 mi trail in Manti-La Sal National Forest, Utah. Mountain-bike use here is accepted but discouraged in USFS data, with Class 1 e-bikes also designated.
Can I bike Mortensen Corral?
| Use | Status | Season on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain bike | Accepted but discouraged | — |
| Class 1 e-bike (pedal-assist, 20 mph) | Allowed | year-round |
| Class 2 e-bike (throttle, 20 mph) | Allowed | year-round |
| Class 3 e-bike (pedal-assist, 28 mph) | Allowed | year-round |
Zooming out: across Manti-La Sal National Forest, 40% of rideable trail miles are open to mountain bikes — a Bike Access Grade of C.
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About this trail
In Manti-La Sal National Forest, Utah, Mortensen Corral (USFS trail 5096) covers 0.7 mi of National Forest System trail. The figures here are pulled from the official US Forest Service trail data for Manti-La Sal National Forest, covering the trail's mileage, tread, grade band, and the bike and e-bike uses the agency lists as designated. Underfoot, the trail is recorded as native material. Based on slope, this is a Easy trail (grade band +5-8%); that reflects gentle gradient and is not the same as a technical MTB difficulty rating. For traditional mountain bikes, use is discouraged according to USFS data. The record additionally permits Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bike use; recall that Class 1 is pedal-assist, while Class 2 adds a throttle and Class 3 a higher cutoff speed. The route is mapped as USFS Trail Class 3 on the agency's 1-to-5 development scale, where 1 is the most primitive, minimally maintained tread and 5 is the most developed. Treat this as a planning reference rather than a live conditions report, and verify any time-sensitive closure or order with the ranger district that manages Manti-La Sal National Forest.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you mountain bike on Mortensen Corral?
- Mountain-bike use on Mortensen Corral is discouraged in USFS records, though Class 1 e-bike use is designated. Confirm current rules with the managing ranger district.
- Are e-bikes allowed on Mortensen Corral?
- Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 e-bikes are designated on Mortensen Corral in the USFS data.
- How long is Mortensen Corral?
- Mortensen Corral measures about 0.7 mi in total, summed across its mapped National Forest System segments.
- What is the surface of Mortensen Corral?
- USFS data records the tread surface of Mortensen Corral as native material.
- How difficult is Mortensen Corral?
- Its grade-based difficulty is Easy (grade band +5-8%), derived from USFS slope data. This reflects steepness, not technical mountain-bike difficulty.
How we read this data
Grade-based difficulty above is the USFS grade (route steepness), not a technical mountain-bike rating — a gentle-grade trail can still be rocky or technical, and vice versa. Bike and e-bike status come verbatim from the USFS managed-use fields for this trail; we never infer access we can't cite. See our methodology for how the dataset is built and what each field means.
Where it is
Approximate location of Manti-La Sal National Forest (USFS trail geometry isn't mapped).
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